Head covering equipped with double pocket

ABSTRACT

A first wall and a second wall coact with a portion of a head covering section of a head covering to define an inner pocket and an outer pocket. The first wall is taller than the second wall to define a flap-forming portion; and a fold in that first wall permits that flap-forming portion to be moved outwardly over and downwardly below the level of the upper edge of the second wall to block the entrance to the outer pocket. That fold has a curved configuration in plan view so it tends to hold the flap-forming portion adjacent the outer face of the second wall as long as that fold exists. When the flap-forming portion is moved upwardly away from the outer face of the second wall to a position wherein it is generally in register with the lower portion of the first wall, a curved configuration of that lower portion of the first wall will resist movement of that flap-forming portion outwardly over and downwardly below the level of the upper edge of the second wall. Also, when the flap-forming portion is moved upwardly away from the outer face of the second wall to a position wherein it is generally in register with the lower portion of the first wall, that flap-forming portion will effectively block the entrance to the inner pocket and thereby prevent any accidental introduction of objects into that inner pocket.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Some articles of wearing apparel, such as trousers, slacks, shorts,vests, jackets, topcoats and overcoats, are traditionally equipped withpockets. In addition, some shoes and some caps have been equipped withpockets.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention forms an inner pocket for a head covering bydisposing an inner wall in register with a portion of that headcovering, and forms an outer pocket by disposing an outer wall inregister with the inner wall. That inner wall is taller than the outerwall--to provide a flap-forming portion and a fold which helps definethat flap-forming portion and which is close to the level of the upperedge of the outer wall to permit that flap-forming portion to be movedoutwardly beyond and then downwardly below the level of that upper edge.That fold has a curved configuration in plan view; and it will tend tohold the flap-forming portion adjacent the outer surface of the outerwall. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide aninner wall and an outer wall which coact with a head covering to definean inner pocket and an outer pocket, and also to provide that inner wallwith a curved-configuration fold therein which will tend to hold aflap-forming portion of that inner wall close to the outer surface ofthat outer wall.

When the flap-forming portion of the inner wall is moved upwardly andaway from the outer surface of the outer wall and is moved intogenerally-vertical registry with the lower portion of that inner wall,the fold will disappear; and the portion of that inner wall, whichnormally has the fold therein, will have a curved configuration in planview which will be generally complementary to the plan view curvedconfiguration of the portion of the head covering. The curvedconfiguration of that portion of the inner wall will resist movement ofthe flap-forming portion outwardly beyond and downwardly below the levelof the upper edge of the outer wall; and hence, whenever theflap-forming portion is moved upwardly to a position wherein it is ingenerally-vertical registry with the lower portion of that inner wall,it will tend to stay in that position. It is, therefore, an object ofthe present invention to provide a wall which has a fold therein and aflap-forming portion thereon and which will tend to hold thatflap-forming portion in raised position when that fold disappears asthat flap-forming portion is moved to that raised position.

When the flap-forming portion of the inner wall is in its raisedposition, it will effectively block the entrance to the inner pocketwhile providing full access to the outer pocket. However, when thatflap-forming portion is adjacent the outer surface of the outer wall, itwill fully block the entrance to the outer pocket while providing fulland ready access to the inner pocket. It is, therefore, an object of thepresent invention to provide an inner wall and an outer wall which coactwith a head covering to define an inner pocket and an outer pocket; andalso to provide a flap-forming portion which can be moved to a raisedposition wherein it will fully block the entrance to the inner pocketwhile providing full access to the outer pocket, but also can be moveddownwardly to a lower position wherein it will fully block the entranceto the outer pocket while permitting full access to the inner pocket.

The portion of the head covering adjacent the inner pocket is convex ina vertical transverse plane; and the fold in the inner wall, which helpsdefine the flap-forming portion, also is convex in that verticaltransverse plane. That convex configuration of the head covering coactswith that convex configuration of that fold to define a flared-mouthopening for the inner pocket, and thereby facilitates the insertion ofobjects into that inner pocket. It is, therefore, an object of thepresent invention to form a pocket for a head covering which has theentrance thereof defined by two diverging convex surfaces.

The portion of the head covering adjacent which the inner and outerpockets are located has a curved configuration in plan view. The wallsof the inner and outer pockets tend to have complementary curvedconfigurations; and the resulting curved configurations of the inner andouter pockets enable those pockets to apply forces to flat objectstherewithin which tend to resist accidental separation of those flatobjects from those pockets. It is, therefore, an object of the presentinvention to provide an inner pocket and an outer pocket for a headcovering which have curved configurations in plan view to enable thosepockets to resist accidental removal of flat objects from those pockets.

The portion of the head covering which helps define the inner pocket isflexible; and the walls which help define the inner and outer pocketsalso are flexible. The combined flexibilities of that portion of thehead covering and of those walls enable the head covering to be worneven though objects are held in each of the inner and outer pockets. Itis, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a headcovering with an inner wall and an outer wall in register with a portionof that head covering, and to have that portion and those walls flexibleto enable that head covering to be worn while objects are held in boththe inner and outer pockets.

The head covering provided by the present invention has a sweat band;and it has the inner and outer pockets thereof arranged so the bottomsthereof can tilt, but not move appreciable distances transversely,relative to that sweat band. The upper portions of those pockets aretiltable and transversely movable relative to that sweat band. As aresult, the upper portions of the inner and outer pockets can be tiltedand also can be moved transversely of the headband, even though thatheadband is solidly seated on a wearer's head. It is, therefore, anobject of the present invention to provide a head covering with a sweatband and to prevent transverse movement of the bottoms of inner andouter pockets relative to that sweat band while permitting tilting andtransverse movement of the upper portions of those pockets relative tothat sweat band.

The flap-forming portion has part of a flap-holding means positionedthereon but spaced outwardly from the fold which helps define thatflap-forming portion; and the outer wall of the outer pocket has theother part of that flap-holding means positioned thereon but spacedbelow the level of that fold. Consequently, whenever those parts of thatflap-holding means coact to hold the flap-forming portion adjacent theouter wall of the outer pocket, the fold will be flexible so it canrespond to forces, which are applied to it by an object which is beinginserted into the inner pocket, to move a short distance outwardly fromthe head covering. That movement locally expands the flared-mouthentrance of that inner pocket before the rest of the inner wall can bemoved away from the head covering as the object is pushed into thatinner pocket. It is, therefore, an object of the present invention toprovide a flap-forming portion with part of a flap-holding meansthereon, to provide an outer wall of an outer pocket with the other partof that flap-holding means thereon, and to space those parts from a foldso that fold can readily respond, to engagement by an object beinginserted in an inner pocket, to move transversely away from the headcovering and thereby locally expand the flared-mouth entrance for thatinner pocket before the upper portion of the inner wall need be movedaway from the head covering.

Other and further objects and advantages of the present invention shouldbecome apparent from an examination of the drawing and accompanyingdescription.

In the drawing and accompanying description a preferred embodiment ofthe present invention is shown and described but it is understood thatthe drawing and accompanying description are for the purpose ofillustration only and do not limit the invention and that the inventionwill be defined by the appended claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a cap which is equipped with adouble pocket and which is made in accordance with the principles andteachings of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of part of the cap of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view, on a larger scale, which is taken along theplane indicated by the line 3--3 in FIG. 1 and which shows two positionsfor a flap-forming portion;

FIG. 4 is a sectional view, on the scale of FIG. 3, which is taken alongthe plane indicated by the line 3--3 in FIG. 1 and which shows theflap-forming portion intermediate the positions of FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a sectional view, on the scale of FIG. 3, which is taken alongthe plane indicated by a line 5--5 in FIG. 1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 10 generally denotes acap which has a bill 12 and a head-covering section 14 which is composedof six generally-triangular sections that are interconnected by seams16. A button 18 is secured to the junctions of the six sections and ofthe seams 16. The numeral 20 denotes a cutaway portion at the rear ofthe cap; and the numeral 22 denotes an adjustable strap which spans thatcutaway portion. As shown particularly by FIG. 3, the lower edges of thesix generally-triangular panels are bent inwardly of, and then upwardlyalong the inner surfaces of, a stiffener 26; and folds 24 which areadjacent those lower edges are contiguous, and they continuouslyunderlie and conceal the lower edge of that stiffener. The numeral 28denotes a sweat band which has a lining 30. As shown particularly byFIG. 3, a row of stitching 32 fixedly secured the lower edge of thesweat band 28 and of its lining 30 to the inwardly and upwardly foldedportions of the six generally-triangular panels and also to thestiffener 26. However, that row of stitching does not extend through tothe outer surface of the head-covering section 14; and hence the sweatband 28, its lining 30, the inwardly and upwardly folded portions of thegenerally-triangular sections, and the stiffener 26 can be tiltedrelative to the head-covering section 14.

The bill 12, the head-covering section 14, the six generally-triangularpanels and the seams 16 which define that head-covering section, thebutton 18, the cutaway-portion 20, and the adjustable strap 22 arestandard and usual parts of a cap and are not, per se, parts of thepresent invention. Similarly, the fold 24, the stiffener 26, the sweatband 28, the lining 30, and the row of stitching 32 are standard andusual parts of a cap and are not, per se, parts of the presentinvention.

The numeral 34 denotes a portion of the head-covering section 14 whichhas an outer wall 36 of generally-rectangular configuration disposed inregister with it. The numeral 38 denotes an inner wall which has thelower portion thereof interposed between the outer wall 36 and theportion 34 of the head-covering section 14. As indicated particularly byFIGS. 1-4, the height of the inner wall 38 is substantially greater thanthe height of the outer wall 36. The numeral 40 denotes a flap-formingportion of the inner wall 38; and a fold 52 is intermediate the lowerportion and the flap-forming portion 40 of wall 38, and it tends to helpdefine that flap-forming portion. The wall 38 is generally rectangular;and it has a width that is substantially equal to the width of the outerwall 36.

Edge-binding tape 42 encloses and conceals the bottom edges of the walls36 and 38, the side edges of those walls, and the top edge of the innerwall 38. A similar edge-binding tape 44 encloses and conceals the upperedge of the outer wall 36. The edge-binding tape 42 is secured to thebottoms and to the sides of the inner and outer walls 38 and 36 and alsoto the upper edge of the wall 38 by two rows of stitching 50. Thosebottoms, the sides of wall 36, and the lower portions of the sides ofwall 38 are secured to the head-covering section 14 by those rows ofstitching. As indicated by FIG. 3, the walls 38 and 36 preferably aremade wide enough and deep enough so the rows of stitching 50 passthrough the sides and bottoms of those walls.

The numeral 46 denotes the hook-equipped section of a length of aflap-holding means which is sold under the mark Velcro; and that sectionis stitched to that face of the flap-forming portion 40 which canconfront the outer surface of the outer wall 36. The numeral 48 denotesthe pad section of that length of that flap-holding means; and thatsection is secured to the upper portion of the outer surface of theouter wall 36. As shown particularly by FIGS. 3 and 4, the hook-likesection 46 is spaced from the fold 52, and the pad section 48 is spacedbelow that fold; and hence that fold is readily flexible.

The portion 34 and the inner wall 38 coact to define an inner pocket 56,and that inner wall and the outer wall 36 coact to define an outerpocket 54. The head-covering section 14, the inner wall 38 and the outerwall 36 can be made of fabric, either woven or non-woven, plastic,plastic impregnated cloth, plastic impregnated paper, or other suitablematerials which are known to those skilled in the art of making headcoverings. The portion 34 and the inner wall 38 are readily flexible sothey can yield to permit the insertion of objects of differentthicknesses into the inner pocket 56. Similarly, the inner wall 38 andthe outer wall 36 are readily flexible so they can yield to permit theinsertion of objects of different thicknesses into the outer pocket 54.The flexibilities of the portion 34, of the inner wall 38, and of theouter wall 36 are great enough so the cap 10 can be worn with comforteven though each of the inner and outer pockets has an object therein.

As shown particularly by FIG. 3, the row of stitching 32 does not extendthrough the portions of the six generally-triangular panels ofhead-covering section 14 which are disposed outwardly of the folds 24;and the rows of stitching 50 do not extend into the stiffener 26. As aresult, the bottoms of the portion 34, of the inner wall 38, and of theouter wall 36--and hence of the inner and outer pockets 56 and 54 aswell--can tilt outwardly relative to the user's head, even when thesweat band 28 is solidly seated on the user's head. The upper parts ofthe portion 34, of the inner wall 38, and of the outer wall 36--andhence of the inner and outer pockets 56 and 54 as well--can movetransversely, as well as tilt outwardly, relative to the user's head,even when the sweat band 28 is solidly seated on the user's head.Consequently, objects of different sizes and configurations can becarried within the pockets 54 and 56 while the cap 10 is being worn.

Because the hook-like section 46 of the flap-holding means is spacedfrom the fold 52, and because the pad-like section 48 of thatflap-holding means also is spaced from that fold, that fold can respondto an effort to introduce an object into the inner pocket 56 to movetransversely away from the portion 34 before any part of the lowerportion of the inner wall 38 or any part of the flap-forming portion 40must be moved transversely away from the portion 34 to accommodate theinserted object. In this way, the fold 52 facilitates quick and easylocal expansion of the entrance to the inner pocket as an object isbeing introduced into that pocket.

As indicated particularly by FIG. 3, the part of the head-coveringsection 14 which helps define the entrance to the inner pocket 56 isconvex, and the part of the fold 52 which helps define that entrancealso is convex. Further, the convex configurations of the portion 34 andof the fold 52 diverge to make the entrance to the inner pocket 56 aflared-mouth entrance; and such an entrance facilitates ready insertionof objects into that inner pocket even while the cap 10 is being worn.The previously-mentioned local expansion of the entrance to the innerpocket additionally facilitates ready insertion of objects into theinner pocket while the cap 10 is being worn.

As shown particularly by FIG. 2, the portion 34 of the head-coveringsection 14 has a convex configuration in plan view, and the fold 52 hasa complementary curved configuration. The latter curved configurationwill, as long as the fold 52 is permitted to exist, tend to cause thefold-forming portion 40 to have an arcuate configuration and to positionitself adjacent the outer face of the outer wall 36. This is desirable;because it will enable that fold-forming portion, and the section ofinner wall 38 which contains the fold 52, to coact to effectively blockthe entrance to the outer pocket 54--even if the user forgets to pressthe hook-like section 46 into holding engagement with the pad section 48of the flap-holding means. Further, the arcuate configuration of thefold 52 will tend to urge the flap-forming portion 40 downwardly towardthe outer face of the outer wall 36, and thereby prevent accidentalmovement of objects out of the outer pocket 54, even where thefold-forming portion is raised to the generally-horizontal positionindicated by FIG. 4.

Whenever the fold-forming portion 40 is moved to the raised dotted-lineposition of FIG. 3, wherein it is generally in vertical registry withthe lower part of the inner wall 38, the fold 52 will disappear. At suchtime, the section of the wall 38, in which the fold 52 normally islocated, will have a curved configuration in plan view which iscomplementary to the curved configuration of the portion 34 ofhead-covering section 14. That curved configuration of that section ofinner wall 38 will tend to hold the flap-forming portion 40 in theraised dotted-line position of FIG. 3, and also to resist accidentalmovement of that flap-forming portion outwardly and downwardly towardthe solid line position of FIG. 3.

As long as the fold-forming portion 40 and the section of the inner wall38, in which the fold 52 is located, are in the dotted-line position ofFIG. 3, they will effectively block the entrance to the inner pocket 56while fully exposing the entrance to the outer pocket 54. This isdesirable; because it not only facilitates the introduction of objectsinto that outer pocket, but it prevents accidental insertion of objectsinto that inner pocket--without any need of applying a force to thefold-forming portion 40 to hold that fold-forming portion in thatdotted-line position.

The inner wall 38 will tend to assume a plan view curved configurationwhich is complementary to the plan view convex configuration of theportion 34 of the head-covering section 14. Similarly, the outer wall 36will tend to assume a plan view curved configuration which iscomplementary to the plan view curved configuration of the inner wall38. Those plan view curved configurations of those walls will enablethose walls to apply holding forces to flat objects within the innerpocket 56 and within the outer pocket 54. Those holding forces aredesirable, because they will prevent accidental movement of flat objectsout of the inner pocktet 56 or out of the outer pocket 54.

Whereas the drawing and accompanying description have shown anddescribed a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should beapparent to those skilled in the art that various changes may be made inthe form of the invention without affecting the scope thereof.

What I claim is:
 1. A head covering which is equipped with a doublepocket and which comprises a head-covering section, a wall that isdisposed in register with a portion of said head-covering section andthat coacts with said portion of said head-covering section to helpdefine an inner pocket, a second wall that is disposed in register withthe first said wall and that coacts with said first said wall to helpdefine an outer pocket, said first said wall having the bottom and sidesthereof immediately adjacent the bottom and sides of said portion ofsaid head-covering section to complete said inner pocket, said secondwall having the bottom and sides thereof immediately adjacent the bottomand sides of said first said wall to complete said outer pocket, saidportion of said head-covering section having a curved configuration inplan view, said first said wall being taller than said second wall toprovide a flap-forming portion at the free edge of said first said wallwhich can be moved upwardly to a position wherein it effectively blocksthe entrance to said inner pocket or which can be moved downwardly to asecond position wherein it effectively blocks the entrance to said outerpocket, and a fold in said first said wall which is adjacent the levelof the upper edge of said second wall and which helps define saidflap-forming portion of said first said wall and which enables saidflap-forming portion to be moved outwardly over and downwardly below thelevel of said upper edge of said second wall to said second position,said flap-forming portion having both side edges thereof free to movetoward and away from said first wall and also toward and away from saidportion of said head-covering section and said fold having a curvedconfiguration in plan view which is generally complementary to saidcurved configuration of said portion of said head-covering section,whereby said fold tends to hold said flap-forming portion of said firstsaid wall adjacent the outer face of said second wall as long as saidfold is permitted to remain in said first said wall.
 2. A head coveringas claimed in claim 1 wherein said fold tends to provide a curvedconfiguration for said flap-forming portion of said first said wallwhenever said flap-forming portion is adjacent said outer face of saidsecond wall, wherein the section of said first said wall which normallyhas said fold therein will have a curved configuration in plan viewwhich is generally complementary to said curved configuration of saidportion of said head-covering section whenever said flap-forming portionis moved upwardly and away from said outer face of said second wall tosaid second position and is disposed in generally-vertical alignmentwith the part of said first said wall that is intermediate said secondwall and said portion of said head-covering section, whereby saidsection of said first said wall which normally has said fold thereinwill resist accidental movement of said flap-forming portion outwardlyover and downwardly below the level of said upper edge of said secondwall until said fold is reestablished in said section of said first saidwall.
 3. A head covering as claimed in claim 1 wherein said portion ofsaid head-covering section is convex in a vertical transversely-directedplane, wherein said fold has an opposite convex configuration in saidvertical transversely-directed plane, and wherein the convexconfigurations for said portion of said head-covering section and forsaid fold will automatically diverge and thereby coact to provide aflared-mouth entrance for said inner pocket with curved surfaces at bothsides thereof whenever said flap-forming portion of said first said wallis folded to extend outwardly over and downwardly below the level ofsaid upper edge of said second wall to said second position to serve asa closure for said outer pocket.
 4. A head covering as claimed in claim1 wherein said section of said first said wall which normally has saidfold therein and also has said flap-forming portion will extend asubstantial distance above the level of said upper edge of said secondwall whenever said flap-forming portion is moved upwardly and away fromsaid outer face of said second wall to the first said position and henceis disposed in generally-vertical alignment with the part of said firstsaid wall that is intermediate said second wall and said portion of saidhead-covering section, whereby said section of said first said wallwhich normally has said fold therein and said flap-forming portion willeffectively block said entrance to said inner pocket, and therebyprevent accidental insertion of objects into said inner pocket, wheneversaid flap-forming portion is moved upwardly and away from said outerface of said second wall to said first said position and is disposed ingenerally-vertical alignment with the part of said first said wall thatis intermediate said second wall and said portion of said head-coveringsection.
 5. A head covering which is equipped with a double pocket andwhich comprises a head-covering section, a wall that is disposed inregister with a portion of said head-covering section and that coactswith said portion of said head-covering to help define an inner pocket,a second wall that is disposed in register with the first said wall andthat coacts with said first said wall to help define an outer pocket,said first said wall having the bottom and sides thereof immediatelyadjacent the bottom and sides of said portion of said head-coveringsection to complete said inner pocket, said second wall having thebottom and sides thereof immediately adjacent the bottom and sides ofsaid first said wall to complete said outer pocket, said first said wallbeing taller than said second wall to provide a flap-forming portion atthe free edge of said first wall, a fold in said first said wall whichis adjacent the level of the upper edge of said second wall and whichhelps define said flap-forming portion, said first said wall beingtaller than said second wall to provide a flap-forming portion at thefree edge of said first said wall which can be moved upwardly to aposition wherein it effectively blocks the entrance to said innerpocket; said flap-forming portion extending a substantial distance abovethe level of said upper edge of said second wall whenever saidflap-forming portion is moved upwardly and away from the outer face ofsaid second wall to the first said position so said section of saidfirst said wall that normally has said fold therein and saidflap-forming portion will effectively block said entrance to said innerpocket and will thereby prevent accidental insertion of objects intosaid inner pocket, said first said wall being flexible and said portionof said head-covering section being flexible to enable said innerpockets to accommodate objects of differing thicknesses, said secondwall also being flexible and coacting with said first said wall toenable said outer pocket to accommodate objects of differingthicknesses, and the flexibility of said first said wall and theflexibility of said second wall coacting with the flexibility of saidportion of said head-covering section to enable said head covering to beworn while each of said inner and outer pockets is holding at least oneobject.
 6. A head covering which is equipped with a double pocket andwhich comprises a head-covering section, a wall that is disposed inregister with a portion of said head-covering section and that coactswith said portion of said head-covering section to help define an innerpocket, a second wall that is disposed in register with the first saidwall and that coacts with said first said wall to help define an outerpocket, said first said wall having the bottom and sides thereofimmediately adjacent the bottom and sides of said portion of saidhead-covering section to complete said inner pocket, said second wallhaving the bottom and sides thereof immediately adjacent the bottom andsides of said first said wall to complete said outer pocket, a sweatband, said portion of said head-covering section having said bottomthereof tiltable relative to but held against appreciable movementlaterally away from said sweat band, said portion of said head-coveringsection having the top thereof and the upper portions of the sidesthereof tiltable relative to and also being movable appreciabledistances laterally relative to said sweat band, whereby the top and theupper portions of said inner pocket can be moved appreciable distancesrelative to the head of the wearer of said head covering to permitobjects to be inserted into said inner pocket while said sweat bandclosely engages said head.
 7. A head covering which is equipped with adouble pocket and which comprises a head-covering section, a wall thatis disposed in register with a portion of said head-covering section andthat coacts with said portion of said head-covering section to helpdefine an inner pocket, a second wall that is disposed in register withthe first said wall and that coacts with said first said wall to helpdefine an outer pocket, said first said wall having the bottom and sideedges thereof immediately adjacent the bottom and sides of said portionof said head-covering section to complete said inner pocket, said secondwall having the bottom and side edges thereof immediately adjacent thebottom and side edges of said first said wall to complete said outerpocket, said first said wall being taller than said second wall toprovide a flap-forming portion at the free edge of said first said wall,a fold in said first said wall which is adjacent the level of the upperedge of said second wall and which helps define said flap-formingportion, said flap-forming portion being movable to a position whereinsaid section of said first said wall that normally has said fold thereinand said flap-forming portion will effectively block said entrance tosaid inner pocket and will thereby prevent accidental insertion ofobjects into said inner pocket, said flap-forming portion being movableupwardly and away from said outer face of said second wall, said sectionof said first said wall that normally has said fold therein having acurved configuration in plan view, which is generally complementary tosaid curved configuration of said portion of said head-covering section,whenever said flap-forming portion is moved upwardly and away from saidouter face of said second wall, whereby said section of said first saidwall that normally has said fold therein will resist accidental movementof said flap-forming portion outwardly over and downwardly below thelevel of said upper edge of said second wall until said fold isreestablished in said section of said first said wall, said first saidwall being flexible and said portion of said head-covering section beingflexible to enable said inner pocket to accommodate objects of differingthicknesses, said second wall also being flexible and coacting with saidfirst said wall to enable said outer pocket to accommodate objects ofdiffering thicknesses, the flexibility of said first said wall and theflexibility of said second wall coacting with the flexibility of saidportion of said head-covering section to enable said head covering to beworn while each of said first said and second pockets is holding atleast one object, a sweat band, said portion of said head-coveringsection having said bottom thereof tiltable relative to but held againstappreciable movement laterally away from said sweat band, said portionof said head-covering section having the top thereof and the upperportions of the sides therof tiltable relative to and also being movableappreciable distances laterally relative to said sweat band, whereby thetop and the upper portions of said inner pocket can be moved appreciabledistances relative to the head of the wearer of said head covering topermit objects to be inserted into said inner pocket while said sweatband closely engages said head.
 8. A head covering which is equippedwith a double pocket and which comprises a head-covering section, a wallthat is disposed in register with a portion of said head-coveringsection and that coacts with said portion of said head-covering sectionto help define an inner pocket, a second wall that is disposed inregister with the first said wall and that coacts with said first saidwall to help define an outer pocket, said first said wall having thebottom and sides thereof immediately adjacent the bottom and sides ofsaid portion of said head-covering section to complete said innerpocket, said second wall having the bottom and sides thereof immediatelyadjacent the bottom and sides of said first said wall to complete saidouter pocket, said first said wall being taller than said second wall toprovide a flap-forming portion at the free edge of said first said wallwhich can be moved upwardly to a position wherein it effectively blocksthe entrance to said inner pocket or which can be moved downwardly to asecond position wherein it effectively blocks the entrance to said outerpocket, and a fold in said first said wall which is adjacent the levelof the upper edge of said second wall and which helps define saidflap-forming portion and which enables said flap-forming portion toextend outwardly over and downwardly below the level of said upper edgeof said second wall to effectively block the entrance to said outerpocket and thereby prevent accidental insertion of objects into andaccidental removal of objects from said outer pocket, said flap-formingportion extending a substantial distance above the level of said upperedge of said second wall whenever said flap-forming portion is movedupwardly and away from said outer face of said second wall to the firstsaid portion and hence is disposed in generally-vertical alignment withthe part of said first said wall that is intermediate said second walland said portion of said head-covering section, whereby said section ofsaid first said wall which normally has said fold therein and saidflap-forming portion wall effectively block the entrance to said innerpocket, and thereby prevent accidental insertion of objects into saidinner pocket, whenever said flap-forming portion is moved upwardly andaway from said outer face of said second wall and is disposed ingenerally-vertical alignment with the part of said first said wall thatis intermediate said second wall and said portion of said head-coveringsection.
 9. A head covering as claimed in claim 8 wherein said portionof said head-covering section is convex in a verticaltransversely-directed plane, wherein said fold assumes an oppositeconvex configuration as said flap-forming portion is moved outwardlyover and downwardly below the level of said upper edge of said secondwall to said second position, and wherein the convex configuration forsaid portion of said head-covering section and for said fold willautomatically diverge and thereby coact to provide a flared-mouthentrance for said inner pocket which has curved surfaces at each sidethereof whenever said flap-forming portion of said first said wall ismoved outwardly over and downwardly below the level of said upper edgeof said second wall to said second position to serve as a closure forsaid outer pocket.
 10. A head covering which is equipped with a doublepocket and which comprises a head-covering section, a wall that isdisposed in register with a portion of said head-covering section andthat coacts with said portion of said head-covering section to helpdefine an inner pocket, a second wall that is disposed in register withthe first said wall and that coacts with said first said wall to helpdefine an outer pocket, said first said wall having the bottom and sidesthereof immediately adjacent the bottom and sides of said portion ofsaid head-covering section to complete said inner pocket, said portionof said head-covering section being convex in a verticaltransversely-directed plane, said fold assuming an opposite convexconfiguration in said vertical transversely-directed plane as saidflap-forming portion is moved outwardly over and downwardly below thelevel of said upper edge of said second wall to said second position,said convex configurations for said portion of said head-coveringsection and for said fold automatically diverging and thereby coactingto provide a flared-mouth entrance for said inner pocket which hascurved surfaces at each side thereof whenever sid flap-forming portionis moved outwardly over and downwardly below the level of said upperedge of said second wall to said second position to effectively blocksaid entrance to said outer pocket, said fold having a curvedconfiguration in plan view which is generally complementary to saidcurved configuration of said portion of said head-covering sectionwhereby said fold tends to hold said flap-forming portion adjacent saidouter face of said second wall as long as said fold is permitted toremain in said second position adjacent said first said wall, saidsection of said first said wal that normally has said fold thereinhaving a curved configuration in plan view, which is generallycomplementary to said curved configuration of said portion of saidhead-covering section, whenever said flap-forming portion is movedupwardly and away from said outer face of said second wall, whereby saidsection of said first said wall that normally has said fold therein willresist accidental movement of said flap-forming portion outwardly overand downwardly below the level of said upper edge of said second walluntil said fold is reestablished in said section of said first saidwall, said second wall having the bottom and sides thereof immediatelyadjacent the bottom and sides of said first said wall to complete saidouter pocket, said portion of said head-covering section having a curvedconfiguration in plan view, and said first said wall tending to conformto said curved configuration of said portion of said head-coveringsection, whereby said portion of said head-covering section and saidfirst said wall will coact to apply forces, to a flat object within saidinner pocket, that will resist accidental movement of said flat objectout of said inner pocket.
 11. A head covering as claimed in claim 10wherein said second wall tends to conform to the configuration of saidfirst said wall and hence also tends to conform to said curvedconfiguration of said portion of said head-covering section, wherebysaid portion of said head-covering section and said first said wall andsaid second wall will coact to apply forces to flat objects within bothsaid inner and outer pockets that will resist accidental movement ofsaid flat objects out of said inner and outer pockets.
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A headcovering which is equipped with a double pocket and which comprises ahead-covering section, a wall that is disposed in register with aportion of said head-covering section and that coacts with said portionof said head-covering section to help define an inner pocket, a secondwall that is disposed in register with the first said wall and thatcoacts with said first wall to help define an outer pocket, the firstsaid wall having the bottom and sides thereof immediately adjacent thebottom and sides of said portion of said head-covering section tocomplete said inner pocket, said second wall having the bottom and sidesthereof immediately adjacent the bottom and sides of said first saidwall to complete said outer pocket, said first said wall being tallerthan said second wall to provide a flap-forming portion at the free edgeof said first said wall which can be moved upwardly to a positionwherein it overlies and blocks the entrance to said inner pocket orwhich can be moved downwardly to a second position wherein iteffectively blocks the entrance to said outer pocket, a fold in saidfirst said wall which is adjacent the level of the upper edge of saidsecond wall and which helps define said flap-forming portion and whichenables said flap-forming portion to be moved outwardly over anddownwardly below the level of said upper edge of said second wall tosaid second position to effectively block said entrance to said outerpocket and thereby prevent accidental insertion of objects into andaccidental removal of objects from said outer pocket, said flap-formingportion extending a substantial distance above the level of said upperedge of said second wall whenever said flap-forming portion is movedupwardly and away from the outer face of said second wall to the firstsaid position and hence is disposed in generally-vertical alignment withthe part of said first said wall which is intermediate said second walland said portion of said head-covering section, whereby said section ofsaid first said wall that normally has said fold therein and saidflap-forming portion will effectively block said entrance to said innerpocket, and will thereby prevent accidental insertion of objects intosaid inner pocket, whenever said flap-forming portion is moved upwardlyand away from said outer face of said second wall and is disposed ingenerally-vertical alignment with said part of said first said wall thatis intermediate said outer wall and said portion of said head-coveringsection, said portion of said head-covering section being convex in avertical transversely-directed plane, said fold assuming an oppositeconvex configuration as said flap-forming portion is moved outwardlyover and downwardly below the level of said upper edge of said secondwall to said second position, said convex configurations for saidportion of said head-covering section and for said fold automaticallydiverging and thereby coacting to provide a flared-mouth entrance forsaid inner pocket which has curved surfaces at each side thereofwhenever said flap-forming portion is moved outwardly over anddownwardly below the level of said upper edge of said second wall tosaid second position to effectively block said entrance to said outerpocket, said portion of said head-covering section having a curvedconfiguration in plan view, said first said wall tending to conform tosaid curved configuration of said portion of said head-covering section,said second wall tending to conform to the curved configuration of saidfirst said wall and hence also to conform to said curved configurationof said portion of said head-covering section, whereby said portion ofsaid head-covering section and said first said wall and said second wallwill coact to apply forces, to flat objects within both said inner andouter pockets, which will resist accidental movement of said flatobjects out of said inner and outer pockets, said fold having a curvedconfiguration in plan view which is generally complementary to saidcurved configuration of said portion of said head-covering section,whereby said fold tends to hold said flap-forming portion adjacent saidouter face of said second wall as long as said fold is permitted toremain in said second position adjacent said first said wall, saidsection of said first said wall that normally has said fold thereinhaving a curved configuration in plan view, which is generallycomplementary to said curved configuration of said portion of saidhead-covering section, whenever said flap-forming portion is movedupwardly and away from said outer face of said second wall to said firstsaid position and is disposed in generally-vertical alignment with saidpart of said first said wall which is intermediate said second wall andsaid portion of said head-covering section, whereby said section of saidfirst said wall that normally has said fold therein will resistaccidental movement of said flap-forming portion outwardly over anddownwardly below the level of said upper edge of said second wall untilsaid fold is reestablished in said section of said first said wall, saidfirst said wall being flexible and said portion of said head-coveringsection being flexible to enable said inner pocket to accommodateobjects of different thicknesses, said second wall also being flexibleand coacting with said first said wall to enable said outer pocket toaccommodate objects of different thicknesses, the flexibility of saidfirst said wall and the flexibility of said second wall coacting withthe flexibility of said portion of said head-covering section to enablesaid head covering to be worn while each of said inner and outer pocketsis holding at least one object, a sweat band, said portion of saidhead-covering section having said bottom thereof tiltable relative tobut held against appreciable movement laterally away from said sweatband, said portion of said head-covering section having the top thereofand the upper portions of the sides thereof tiltable relative to, andalso being movable appreciable distances laterally relative to, saidsweat band, whereby the top and the upper portions of said inner pocketcan be moved appreciable distances relative to the head of the wearer ofsaid head covering to permit objects to be inserted into said innerpocket while said sweat band closely engages said head, flap-holdingmeans having part thereof positioned on said flap-forming portion so itis spaced outwardly from said fold, and said second wall having the restof said flap-forming means positioned thereon so it is spaced below thelevel of said fold, whereby said fold can respond to an effort tointroduce an object into said inner pocket to flex transversely awayfrom a confronting part of said head-covering section and therebylocally enlarge said entrance to said inner pocket before any part ofthe lower portion of said first said wall or said flap-forming portionis moved transversely away from any part of said head-covering section.